Gabriel Oprea

Gabriel Oprea (1 January 1961-) was Prime Minister of Romania from 22 June to 9 July 2015 (interrupting Victor Ponta's terms) and from 29 July to 10 August 2015 (interrupting Ponta's terms). He was a member of the National Union for the Progress of Romania.

Biography
Gabriel Oprea was born in Fundulea, Romania on 1 January 1961, and he served in the military from 1983 to 1990 before becoming a lawyer. He retired from the military in 2003 with the rank of General, and he went on to serve as Minister of National Defense from 2009 to 2012. From 2012 to 2015, he served as Deputy Prime Minister as a member of the social democratic National Union for the Progress of Romania, and he served as acting Prime Minister in June, July, and August 2015. In November 2015, he left the government after Prime Minister Victor Ponta's resignation.